Boot and shoe.



W. L. DASH.

v 3001 AND SHOE; APPLICATION FILED 110mm, 1910.

989,572. v Patented Apr.18,1911.'

provenients in Boots and Shoes,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

-WILLIAM LAWSON DASH, OF SOUTH TOTTENHAM,

ENGLAND.

BOOT AND SHOE.

To all whom it may concern:

- Be it known that I, VILMABY LAWSON -DAsn, a subject of the King of: titre-at South Tottenhzuu, in the county of llliddlesex, England, have invented new and useful 1m 01 which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in boots and shoes having aninsole of loofa.

According to this invention a boot or shoe consists of an upper part, an inner sole or loofa, and an outer sole-of india-rubber or the like. I

The boot or shoe is made by placing the upper part on a shaped sole of loofa, then surrounding the edges of both with a bind ing, and sewing the edges and the binding together. A sole ofind1a-rubber or -the like is secured to the loofa sole by in-dia-ru'hber solution or by sewing, or both means may he used.

The loofa sole mayfbe made from waste pieces of looi'a which are first compressed and stitched together and then cut to the required shape,

The drawings illustrate a shoe made in accordance with this invention.

- Figurel is a side elevation and Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2,2, Fig. 1 to a larger scale.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentpfl A p 8, 1 {)1 1 Application filed November 12, 1910.

Serial No. 591,960.

a is the upper part, b the loofa sole, and r: the binding surrounding the edges of the same. The edges of the upper part a and of the loofa sole Z) together with the hinding 0 are connected together by a line of sewing (Z.

j is a sole of indie-rubber which is connected to the loofa sole by. line of sewing which also-passes through the binding 0 and the edges of the loofa FOlt, and ot' the upper.

What I claim is:

l. A boot or shoe, consisting of an upper, an inner sole of loofu, abindi-ng surrounding the edges of the upper and the loofa insole, and an outer sole of india rubber separately connected to the insole.

2-. A boot or shoe, consisting of an upper, having .outturned edges, aninner sole 0 loofa, lapped by the edges of the upper, embracing the marginal portions ot-the upper and loofaand securedthereto, and an outer sole of India rubber separately con-'- C. P. LIDD N, RYSLEY WVILSO f having its marginal portion over,

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